Twine dispensing and cutting device



Nov. 25; 1930. J. E. KROEMER 1,782,971

TWINE DISPENSING AND CUTTING DEVICE Filed April 2, 1928- w? 7 &

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Jae 7L E .z f'r' Patented Nov. 2 5, 1930 I JOSEPH KRoEi/mn, or ST. PAUL,MINNESOTA TWINE'DI SPENSFNG AND GUTTING DE VICE A ncamamea dApril 2,invention relatestotwine. dispensing andfcutting devices-and has foritsobject to provide a device bymeansof which twine niay beconveniently'and rapidly supplied for the purpose of wrapping bundlesandfor si1nilaruses.- V

Another object of th'e invention resides in providing a cutter with anextensible hanger therefor, whereby said cutter may be 10 suspended in aconvenient position permitting thetwine used to be severed close to thebundle, thus ellrninatlng waste of tWlIlHfllld enhancing the appearance;ofthe bundle.

in employing .inthe hanger a resilientmen'n berfi or supporting thecutter and for ifeed ing the twine, saidmeinber consisting of acoiljspring suspended at its upper end above the working surface wherethe twine is to endthmugh Whichlthe twineto bebo l nrned i guided. l

A feature ofthelinvention resides in sup plying 1n said hanger acordwhlch is hung.

from the resilient member and attached at its lower-end tothecutter'rproper substan tially atits center of gravity,*saidfcntterhaving. aneye for guiding the twine from said resilient member to theworking sur- Another'object of the =inventionresides in providing a rod"within the springada pted to check the reboundfof the; spring.

a A still further object resides in "constructing said cutter with apair of compleniental plates, one of saidplaltes being formed with lugsthereon adapted to engage companion openings formed in the other of saidplates for'fholding the same inregistry} feature of the inventionresidesinfprovldlng a blade having cutting edgesand forlned withopenings between; the 7 cutting v edges adapted-to receive certain ofthe lugs of the cutter plate for holding the cutting blade firmlydisposedibetween the cutter platesjwith the'cutting edges of the bladeconfined within "the inargins of said plates. A still furtherobjectof-the' invention re sides in forming openings along the mar be utilizedand having an eye. iatfits. lower V gins of} said'platesadaptedto)expose=por 1528. Serial no. new.

tions of the cutting edges of further to provide slots extendingfthronghthe margins ofthe plates and" communicating with said openings to permitofthe in-y sertlon oftwine intosaid openlngs-for en- .55

gagernent with the cutting edges I of the blade.

WVith the foregoing other 'jobjects in View, which will appear in the'followingde' scription, the invention resides inthe novel 60combination and arrangement of parts and r 1n the details ofconstructlon hereinafter de p scribedandclainied." Anotherobject of theinvention resides V In the drawings: Fig. 1 is an elevational themannerin which it is used. l V

Fig. 2 is a plan view illustrating the cut ter in detail.

FigQqBis an enlarged sectional view takenon line 3 3 of Fig.2. i l AFig. i is an enlarged sectional viewl taken" on line 44 ofFig: 2. 1 fFig. 5 is a. detail view. of the resilient inenr ber shown in Fig. 1 anddrawn tdalarger scale. In the wrapping of bundles in tlie 'ordinai"y"manner with twine, considerable time is" lost I and twine wasted insevering the-twine: at

the bundle. Where afcutter is employed, 80

further time is lost in securing thecntter andf "bringing the same intocutting position. *"My inventionprovides a simple and eff ti wd W1 6,whereby the freeend of the twineuand, the cutter are 'always s ltuate'din juxtaposi 8t tionso that the user mayquickly grasp the twine and,after tying a bundle,Inayhavehis hand guided to-the cutter] by thetwine, the

cutter providing for-the quick severance of formed in the 9 the twineclose to the knot tying of thebnndle.

My ini nrov e'ddevi I h in Fig; 1, the-same including a cutter- Asupported near its center of gravity by a hanger B. This hangerinclndesa c'ordlO which is 9 attached at its lowerendto the cutter A and at itsupper endito the lowerend of a coil spring 11 depending from the ceiling 12 1 or 7 other suitable support above 'the working surface such fforexainpjle5 as; the worki g w the blade and; I

view showing an 'i embodiment of my lnventionand illustrating p c'e isshown initsentirety l surface of a counter 13. The twine 20 is guidedalong the hanger 13 passing directly through the cutter A. This twine ispreten ably drawn from a ball or reel 21 supported upon a suitablesupport 22 mounted in proximity to the hanger B.

The coil spring 11 is formed at its upper end with an eye 14 which hasattached to it a suitable screw eye 15 adapted to be screwed into theceiling 12 or other structure from which the device is to be suspended.The end of the spring 11 at the bottom thereof is bent first to form aradial portion 16, then to form an eye 17 to which the cord 10 may beattached and finally to form an offset portion 18 which terminates in asecond eye 19 through which the twine 20 is passed from the ball 21.Within the coil spring 11 is disposed a rod 11 which may be secured atits upper end to the upper end of spring 11, or which may be loosewithin the spring. This rod is slightly longer than the length 01" thespring normally retracted and is adapted to be engaged by the eye 14 atone end and the portion 16 of said spring at its other end. When thespring 11 is suddenly released from extended position said rod comesinto operation to check the rebound of the spring. This action of therod, prevents the whipping ot the spring with the result that the cutterA quickly comes to rest.

.he cutter A, shown in detail in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, comprises twoplate-like members 23 and 24 which are preferably shaped as illustratedin Fig. 2, being formed at one end with relatively enlarged portions 25and at their other ends with portions 26 forming a handle by means ofwhich the cutter may be conveniently manipulated. The enlarged end 25 ofthe plate 24 is provided with two lugs 27 and 28 while the handleportion 26 is formed with a similar lug 29, all of which protrude beyondthe inner surface of plate. Plate 23 is formed with openings 30, 31 and32 which respectively receive lugs 27, 28 and 29 and hold the two platesin register, Further, the two plates are formed with registeringopenings 33 and 34, the latter being threaded. These openings are a-.apted to receive a small screw 35 by means of which the two plates maybe firmly clamped together. Between the two plates 23 and 24 ispositioned a suitable blade 36 having two oppositely facing cuttingedges 37 and 38. This blade is constructed with three holes 3 40 and 41which correspond with the holes 30, 33 and 31 of plate 23 and whichpermit of the insertion therethrough of the lugs 27 and 28 anpl thebolt'35 so that said cutting blade may be immovably disposed between thetwo plates 23 and 24 and rigidly clamped in position by means of thebolt 35.

It will be noted that the enlarged portions 25 of the plates 23 and 24are so proportioned that the cutting edges 37 and 38 of the blade 36 liewell within the marginal portions 42 and 43 of said plates. Adjacent themargins 42 and 43 of plates 23 and 24 are formed registering openings 44and 45 which serve to expose portions of the cutting edges 37 and 38 ofthe blade 36. In addition, registering slots 46 and 47 are providedwhich extend through the margins 42 and 43 of plates 23 and 24 andcommunicate with the openings 44 and 45. These slots permit the twine topass into the various openings 44 and 4-5 where it may be run along thecutting edges 37 or 38 of the blade 36 and conveniently and rapidlysevered. I11 the drawings, I have shown a cutter constructed with foursuch openings though it readily can be comprehended that one or anynumber 01 such openings as can be conveniently disposed relative to thecutting edges of the cutter may be employed.

The cord 10 by means of which the cutter A is suspended from the spring11 is attached to the cutter A as -follows: The plate 24 and the lug 28have a bore 48 extending completely through the same, said here formingan eye through which t 1e twine 20 is threaded. This bore 48communicates with a. bore 48" in the lug 28, which, in turn, C0111municates with a groove 49 formed on the inner surface of plate 23, saidgroove being enlarged at 50 for a purpose presently to appear. The lowerend of the cord 10 is threaded into the bore 48 of lug 28 and thencethrough the bore 48', a knot 10 being tied at the extremity of saidcord. In assembling the cutter plates 23 and 24, the knot 10 is lodgedin the enlargement 50 of the groove 49 and that portion of the cord nextto said knot is lodged in the groove 49 proper, such disposition of theend of the cord providing for a secure and neat connection between thecord 10 and the cutter A. In the construction of the device the lug 29is preferably so dis posed as to lie in near proximity to the center oigravity of the cutter so that the cutter, when suspended, occupies apredetermined fixed angularity which, in most instances, I prefer tohave substantially horizontal.

In the use of the device, the cutter A is suspended through the hanger Bin a position sufficiently above the working surface 13 of the counterto avoid interference with the work of the user. As the twine 20 isbound around a parcel, it is drawn from the ball 21 through the eye 19of spring 11 and the eye 48 of the cutter A. After the bundle or parcelis properly bound and the twine tied, the user, without removing hishand. from the twine, simply passes his hand along the twine to thecutter A. Grasping the cutter A, it is brought down to the bundle bystretching the spring 11. After guidingthat portion of the twine closeto the knot into one o? the openings 4445 in the cutter A through a slot46- 47, a slightendwise movement-is imparted to the cutter to shift thecutting edge of the blade 36 across the twine and thereby sever thesame.Upon releasing the cutter A, the spring 11 draws the cutter up to itsnormally elevated position carrying with it the trailing extremity ofthe cord 20, which maybe conveniently grasped beneath the cutter VA whenit is desired to tie the next parcel. Since the cutter A swings with thetwine, the user has no diiiiculty in seizing the cutterwhenit is desiredto sever the twine. 'By making the cord 10 of proper length the cutter Ais always susplendzed above the working-surface at an elevation so estonot be in the way of the user. The

buffer rod 11 within the coil spring 11 conmanure rebound oi'the springwhen the cutter A is suddenlyreleased. .This vcontrol over the springprevents itfrom flying up to the ceiling and avoids any undesirablebObblllg aboutof the cutter A after ithas been released by the user. i

I cutting blade is completely guardedwhile the portlons which engagethetwine are readily accesslble. The cutter A canbe con- I locate the ball21 at one of the hanger"Bandpreferably beneath the eye 19 ln'spr ng 11.This relative arrangement of partsprevents the twine 20 from feedingback when the cutter A. is pulled down toward a bundle on the counterand always insures the presence of a length of twine beneath the cutterof sufiicient dimension that i the user may conveniently grasp the same.

My lnventlon s highly meritorious in that it provides a simple andetfecti-vefdeyice for accompl shing the desired results. Alloii theparts can be constructed at a nominal cost and they iunctioninsuchmanner as to quickly and efiiciently produce the results contemplatedThe sharp cutting edge of the veniently and easily taken apartand newcutting blades mounted withinthe same and in addition the device is soconstructed as to utilize cutting blades of standard design.

, Changes n the specificform of my lnvention, as herein disclosed, maybe made within claim as new and the scope of what isclaimedwithoutdepart- I inn: tro'mthe spirit of my invention.

' Havin described my invention; what I desire topr'otect'by imttersPatent is: i I I i v r 1; A twine guiding and cutting device comprisinga resilient member, guidingmeans for twine attached to said member acutter teathered to said resilient member, and means in said cutter forguiding twine therethrough, said cutter being adapted to sever theprotruding end of thetwine drawn by r1; said cutter. V

2. In combination, a'reslllent depending member adapted to be supportedabove a working surface, a flexible member secured to the free end ofsaid resilient member and extending downwardly toward said working saideordforfus at a position below said n i 10 3A winedispensingand euttingdevieef comprising. a coil spring adapted to be suspen f imii s fl pped; i g? t formed in surface; 1a twine cutter; attached to said fieniblemember'atits "lowermost end and no mar ly*posi tibned above said workingsurface, i

twinegu'iding means onthelower end ofsaid resilient inemberftwineguiding means on said cutter; {and means i for supporting. a" ball oftwine in positionto be 'draw'n through said guiding means, said cutterbeingadapted 'to be brought down to said working surface againstthe'action of said resilient member'l 3; 1 In" combination, a "resilientdepending member adaptedwte supported above af working surface,aflexiblkmembei secured tol tlie free end of said resilientmember' andextending downwardly toward said Working surface; a twine eutter attachedto said fiexible member at its lowermost endand norpositioned {aboveWorking sur I fac 'twmeg idm means on'the lower end of said resilientmember, twine guiding 1 means on' said cutter, and means for supportingball of twine in position to be drawn through saidguidingmeans;saidcutter being adapted a to be brought down to said working surfaceagainst the action ofsaid res lient memq beg-andretarding meansoperating in conunction with said resilientni mber' r con trollingthe-rebound thereof. l

' i-said mitten: saidicor'd' guiding nrgansg bl-ng 'adapreawmguidtwinealong i lower end free; cord :guidinggmeans formed in s s cordat-ibitched to the freei endbf said sp mgr-mun ter ecur'ed tp said cord;cord guid gmeans saidj-cutter; said cord guiding1 means'bei ng adaptedto feed twinealong saifd cord *for use at a p sit' ion"below* saidcutter,

formed at the lower end of said spr ing flforf V engagement withsaidro'd "tolirnitthe movement of said spring aid-member androd beingnormally "held inenga eme r through the resiliency of said spring.

6. Acutter comprising a'pair of plates, a

pluralityof lugs formed on one of said plates;

theotherplate having openings adapted to receive said lugsto hold saidplates in registering position with one another, a cutting blade havingopenings arranged to receive said lugs and adapted to. be held thereonbe tween said plates "with the cutting edges thereof disposed within themargins of said v 111 plates, said plates having registering openingsformed adjacent the margins thereof for exposing portions of the cuttingedge of said blade and having slots extending through their margins andcommunicating With said openings to receive twine and conduct it intosaid openings for engagement with the cut ting edge of said blade.

7. A twine cutter comprising a holder having a cutting blade mountedtherein, an eye in said holder near the center of gravity there of forthe drawing of twine through said holder and a hanger for supportingsaid holder attached thereto in proximity to said 7 eye.

8. A twine cutter comprising an elongated holder having a cutting blademounted therein, means disposed intermediate the ends of said holder forguiding twine to said holder, and a hanger for supporting said holderattached thereto in proximity to the guiding means.

9. A twine cutter comprising a pair of plates, a blade having threeholes therein, lugs formed on one of said plates and extending into theholes of said blade for positioning said blade relative to said plate,and an opening through one of said lugs for guiding the cord to be cutthrough said plate.

10. A twine cutter including a pair of plates, an elongated bladedisposed between said plates and having a portion of the cutting edgethereofexposed, said plates extending outwardly beyond said blade at oneend thereof to form a handle, said blade having an opening therethroughand an opening through said plates at the opening in said blade forguiding the cord to be cut through said cutter, said handle beingreduced in di' mensions near the center thereof to bring the center ofgravtiy of said cutter at said opening.

blade, means for clamping said blade to said plate, said plate having anopening therein, and a cavity formed on the surface thereof facing saidplate, and communicating with said opening, and a cord extending throughsaid opening and being knotted Within said cavity for suspending saidcutter, the knotted end of said cord being held within said cavity bysaid blade.

In testimony whereof I'have afiixed my signature to this specification.'

JOSEPH E.,KROEMER.

11. A twine v-cutter including a plate, a

